Wheelchair user refused entry to Dublin Nightclub.

Dravokivich wrote: »

That's not the GPO, that's Schuh!

McDonald's.

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I'm back to my crappy phone Aldric. Would you mind summarising the conversation for me?

It's not real, yeah?

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Oh I can see feck all except for text on this thing.

Ah right!
Just sacha baron Cohan taking the piss!

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Is everything to be criticised?! No opinion of this guy is now valid or beyond scrutiny it seems. Everything is he does is orchestrated to a set agenda?

Jesus wept. Btw, I don't even know if it's Olan McGowan or the other guy that mentioned Belfast, but the way the clan on here are talking it would appear that they're both in it together to make a quick buck on the back of that doorman.

This thread should be moved to CT.

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Is everything to be criticised?! No opinion of this guy is now valid or beyond scrutiny it seems. Everything is he does is orchestrated to a set agenda?

Jesus wept. Btw, I don't even know if it's Olan McGowan or the other guy that mentioned Belfast, but the way the clan on here are talking it would appear that they're both in it together to make a quick buck on the back of that doorman.

Well Olan successfully sued Searson's pub for having no disabled toilets so instead of contacting your lawyer you obviously contact him via Social Media. If you were going to court why show your hand early?. Me thinks he wants to settle asap before it goes to court.

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Not sure under what grounds he managed to sue this pub. Maybe it's a new build? As I'm sure you know, there are probably more pubs without specific wheelchair accessible jacks than there are with. And I don't hear about them getting sued, ever. Afaik it wasn't a legal requirement up to about 10 years ago, and then only when building.

Radio Presenter Wins Disability Case Against Pub
Press Release - 29 Jun 2006
In a case involving a wheelchair user denied access to toilet facilities, the Equality Authority today welcomed a consent Order made by Judge O'Donnell of the District Court that Searson's Pub Baggot Street, discriminated against a customer with a disability. Searson's undertook as part of the Order to provide wheelchair accessible toilets in accordance with Part M of the Building Regulations by 1st December 2006 and to pay €500 to the claimant and a further €500 to the Irish Wheelchair Association.

This case was taken by Mr Olan McGowan who is a wheelchair user with the support of the Equality Authority. Mr Olan McGowan is the presenter and producer of the 'Outside the Box' radio series on RTE. He attended a college reunion in Searson's public house on Baggot Street, Dublin 4 on 22nd October 2005. He was one of a group of 25 people. The group reserved an area of the pub for themselves and had ordered some food. However during the course of the evening, Mr McGowan approached one of the barmen with a friend and asked whether there was a toilet that was wheelchair accessible. The barman informed them that there was no wheelchair accessible toilet and suggested that Mr McGowan try the Waterloo Bar which was located nearby. The barman did not offer any apology or assistance to Mr McGowan. Mr McGowan was then compelled to leave the pub and visit the Waterloo Bar which kindly offered their toilet facility and then returned to Searson's Pub. The claimant subsequently sought the assistance of the Equality Authority.

The Equality Authority sought to clarify what efforts were made by the pub to cost the facilitation of a wheelchair accessible toilet. However, despite numerous requests by the Equality Authority no such information was provided by the pub up to and including the day of the hearing.

In welcoming the outcome of the case Niall Crowley, CEO of the Equality Authority stated "the outcome of this case is very important for people with disabilities. It clarifies that the failure of licensed premises, which includes public houses, hotels and restaurants, to provide toilets that are accessible to wheelchair users constitutes less favourable treatment, is discriminatory and breaches service provider's obligations to provide reasonable accommodation for its customers with disabilities. This has important implications for all service providers. It will contribute to greater accessibility for and participation by people with disabilities in social life".

He added that "the case reflects an important pattern that has emerged in casework under the Intoxicating Liquor Act. It builds on an earlier case where the Russell Court Hotel, Dublin, consented to a finding of discrimination on the disability ground by the District Court and undertook to install a wheelchair accessible toilet to serve the hotel bar. As such the case must be an urgent alert to all service providers to gear up to their statutory obligations to customers with disabilities".

Boombastic wrote: »

Olan is also on the board of the Irish Wheelchair Association who were sued in January for discriminating against deaf people

Wheelchair body pays €10,000 for discrimination

A dead body in a wheelchair dats DISGRACEFULL you shud be ASHAMED yerself an we shud burn dis kip down.




Oops, my apologies. I thought I was on Facebook there.

starlings wrote: »

They are everywhere!

I just spotted 2 earlier

It looks like Bolger is keeping stum and possibly getting lawyered up according to his earlier FB comments to his mates. He works in the music business, so is there a gripe against Mc Killen who owns the premises and just seen ka-ching ka-ching money signs from the little escapade, or is it aimed towards his more famous business partner.

The lawsuit against Searsons by a colleague is just plain spiteful and the clique look like a bunch of embittered militant wheelchair users out to exercise their rights in this free money grabbing blame cultured society.

Next time I'm in a pub or restaurant without bog roll to wipe my soft little bottom maybe there's money in it with a solicitor for grieve and distress etc. The possibilities are mind boggling and endless.

Hope you go to court and the operators don’t back down. Then we'd all see and hear the video tape from outside the club to what actually happened in those 45 minutes and whether you're a lying and you're friends threw a hissy.

Notwithstanding that the venue could probably sue you for the vitriol that has been stoked up through Facebook and your unexplainable inability to quell the situation after the apology and someone getting fired. You could possibly be held responsible for the slanderous remarks that ensued on a public forum like Facebook since anything you wrote on Facebook can be held as a public statement by law and occured on your wall, therefore you can be counter sued for slander and defamation caused to their business and its reputation.

If this business can take on the likes of the Barclay Brothers in a multimillion London High Court case, then hopefully, should you legally pull the first move hopefully they'll quash you like a fly until the pips squeak.

The internet is a great source of information when you google deeper.

Also should you tried to sue, suggest they use that horrible YouTube video from New York (think) that shows what can happen to a nightclub in nine minutes after fire broke out, and the repercussions of a plonker like you stuck in a confined and crowded space without proper means of escape.

Mate they did you a favour recognising you as a danger, and whoever mentioned on this thread about when they go into pubs, cinema, restaurants etc and look for the fire escapes first has done me a favour too. Thanks for that.